Children of older fathers appear to score lower results in cognitive tests.
Research reveals that fathers aged over 35 are more likely to have children with disorders like autism, childhood cancers, congenital heart defects, schizophrenia and dyslexia.
One possile explanion is that men's sperm has an increasing numbers of mutations as men age.
In contrast, children of older mothers have higher IQ results.
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Showing posts with label children older father men cognitive tests aged over 35 disorders autism schizophrenia dyslexia men's sperm mutations mothers IQ childhood cancers congenital heart defects. Show all posts
Sunday, 8 March 2009
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